At AmericanMuscle, the Holidays are full of hard work, professionalism, dedication and… you’re not buying this are you? Okay so every once in a while we gotta have some fun, too! Last night, after the boss decided to head home for the day, a few employees took the privilege of spreading some Holiday cheer. Check out the aftermath:

Our annual company picnic usually features awesome food, insane prizes and games, all tied-in with familiar faces. It’s a great opportunity to get together on the weekend and unwind as a company (and watch the office employees destroy the warehouse employees at Tug-of-War). This year, we decided to introduce our very first employee-only car show at the event. We found out very quickly that our employees were more concerned about what goes on AFTER the show! …and what would a car show be without a bunch of leftover tire?

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting our smokin’ hot AmericanMuscle 2011 calendar shoot (featuring the AM girls) right outside my office door! The warehouse doors were plastered with warnings: “Photo Shoot In Progress – Do Not Disturb!” Yeah… right…! As many of our Facebook fans know, we’ve been giving a behind-the-scenes look at the daily happenings at our headquarters. However, when I put my job on the line and leaked THIS photo of one of the sizzling hot models, here is what our female Facebook friends had to say:

We recently took possession of our 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L Automatic. There may or may not have been excited giggling as we poured out of our offices to catch a glimpse, but we’re not at liberty to say! Our first impression: this car begs to be pushed to its limits. Small styling changes in the interior are completely overshadowed by the massively impressive upgrade under the hood.

Most of us remember the original 5.0L 302. When Ford released it, it was under-designed and under-powered, and there weren’t any real aftermarket performance parts available at first release. Thankfully, that won’t be the case this time around. The biggest names in aftermarket Mustang parts are developing sweet performance upgrades, and we’re working right alongside them. Our vendors are working with us exclusively to test parts, as well as research fitment and performance. We’re going to be building our GT the same way any enthusiast does—right here, in our garage. Along the way, we’ll be showing you more coverage of our mod strategy and giving you examples of real world numbers, both on the dyno and on the asphalt.

Needless to say, we can’t let a car sit for long. Within hours of delivery of our 2011, we were all thinking of one thing – Maple Grove Raceway. We broke it in as quickly as possible (the hardest 2 days ever!), and high-tailed it to the track this past Friday afternoon for some baseline testing. We were pleased with the times, considering we ran it at the track in its bone-stock condition. Our team laid down some impressive numbers out of the GT, with consistent times of 13.034 at 109mph and 13.022 at 110mph. Check out the awesome video below to see the team flying down the track!